Odontaspididae

Odon·​tas·​pid·​i·​dae

(ˌ)ōˌdän‧ˌtaˈspidəˌdē

variants or less commonly Odontaspidae

ˌōˌdän‧ˈtaspəˌdē

taxonomic synonym of carchariidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Odontaspid-, Odontaspis + -idae

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